Thread: Macmillan CEO John Sargent on the agency model, availability and price
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Old 03-02-2010, 03:19 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by CyGuy View Post
But the article was implying that the ebook price would be based off the hardcover price, which does not make sense. It should be based off the lowest priced paper version of the book. The quality of the paper or the binding or the cover has zero affect on an ebook, it is digital.
The last part seemed to state it would be based off the hardcover when ONLY the hardcover was in print. And the e-book price would drop when the paper back came out.

Take this quote from the first post above:

"E-book editions of paperback new releases will be generally priced between $9.99 and $6.99."

Now, maybe he only means for books that get a paperback release and not a hardcover. I took that to mean the prices would drop to $6.99-9.99 when the paperback was out--and that price in that range would depend on the price of the paperback version ($6.99 mass market, or $10-15 trade paperback etc.
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